Eternals: Cosmic Origins #[nn]
In "The Day of the Gods," the Eternals confront the arrival of the Celestial Arishem, the towering judge of the Fourth Host, as he descends upon Earth to determine the planet’s fate over the next fifty years. Written by Jack Kirby and illustrated by Kirby with inks by John Verpoorten and colors by Glynis Wein, this pivotal issue reveals the cosmic stakes when Ajak, awakened from a resurrection chamber, calls upon the gods to reveal their plan. The cover, a dynamic collaboration by Todd Nauck and Jack Kirby, captures the moment of Arishem’s arrival, setting the stage for an epic struggle between humanity and the will of the Celestial race.
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Kro and his Deviants flee in their vessel from the destruction levied on the Incan chamber with the landing of the enormous Celestial spaceship. Ikaris opens a resurrection chamber and is pleased when Ajak, a fellow Eternal, emerges. With the ability to communicate with the gods, Ajak calls to them, announcing they are ready to learn the gods new plan. Pylons rise up and a gigantic figure lowers itself to stand atop them. It is the Celestial Arishem, leader of the Fourth Host, and judge, and he is to remain there for fifty years, at which time he will decide whether Earth lives or dies.
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